Retrospective Study of Kyasanur Forest Disease and Deaths among Nonhuman Primates, India, 1957-2020.

ABSTRACT: Kyasanur Forest disease (KFD) is a tickborne hemorrhagic disease affecting primates along the Western Ghats mountain range in India. Our retrospective study indicated that >3,314 monkey deaths attributed to KFD were reported in KFD-endemic states in India during 1957-2020. These data can help guide surveillance to protect animal and human health.

SUBMITTER: Chakraborty S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8237885 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature